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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) The Magellan satellite.
(b) The Kopernik-500 satellite.
(c) The KH-9 satellite.
(d) The MPLM-3 satellite.

2. When was the book Silent Spring published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1953.

3. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1932.

4. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?
(a) Hegemony.
(b) Misogyny.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Anarchy.

5. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?
(a) Wangfujing.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Dongguan.
(d) Urumqi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of centers does Captain Shi Qiang describe all around the world and working together in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

2. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

3. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

5. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

2. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

3. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. What setting is established in Chapter 4, “The Frontiers of Science"? How much time has passed as Part II: "Three-Body" begins?

5. What subjects does Ye Wenjie study in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"? Why?

6. Who is Ye Zhetai? What is his character's importance in The Three-Body Problem?

7. How does Bai Mulin betray Ye Wenjie? Why does he betray her?

8. What is the significance of the literary allusions to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the novel?

9. What setting is established in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"? How is it described?

10. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

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